Spain Verdi, Giordano, Massenet, Thomas: Plácido Domingo (baritone), Sonya Yoncheva (soprano), Teatro Real Orchestra / Jordi Bernácer (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 17.7.2022. (JMI)
Madrid pays homage to Plácido Domingo at the Teatro Real
José M. Irurzun
An excellent Wozzeck at Barcelona’s Liceu
Spain Alban Berg, Wozzeck: Soloists, Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu / Josep Pons (conductor). Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 2.6.2022. (JMI)
Sonya Yoncheva stars in a concert version of Giordano’s Siberia at the Teatro Real
Spain Giordano, Siberia (concert version): Chorus (chorus director: Andrés Máspero), and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Domingo Hindoyan (conductor), Teatro Real, Madrid, 6.5.2022. (JMI)
Teatro Real’s well-sung but sometimes disappointing production of Le nozze di Figaro
Spain Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Real / Ivor Bolton (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 27 & 28.4.2022. (JMI)
Pablo Heras-Casado leads a convincing Götterdämmerung at the Teatro Real
Spain Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 23.2.2022. (JMI)
Two solid casts are featured in the return of La bohème to the Teatro Real
Spain Puccini, La bohème: Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra / Nicola Luisotti (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 18 & 19.12.2021. (JMI)
Manuel García’s five-opera cycle comes to an end in Madrid with Un avvertimento ai gelosi
Spain Manuel García, Un avvertimento ai gelosi: Members of Centro de Perfeccionamiento del Palau de les Arts / Rubén Fernández de Aguirre (conductor and piano ). Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 17.12.2021. (JMI)
Valencia’s Madama Butterfly marked by unexpected cast changes
Spain Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Generalitat Valenciana Chorus, Comunitat Valenciana Orchestra / Antonino Fogliani (conductor). Palau de Les Arts, Valencia, 16.12.2021. (JMI)
